TEAM
ERIC DE MORI
Director
Eric has over 20 years’ experience in corporate finance and Director roles for ASX listed companies with a focus on mining and resources. Eric has specialised skills in mergers and acquisitions, valuations, capital raisings, IPOs, backdoor listings, project screening, due diligence investigations and early-stage project management.
Eric is a co-founder, substantial shareholder and previous Director of Adriatic Metals PLC (ASX:ADT, LSE:ADT1) (market cap at IPO $26m and now $1.73bn) and was Head of Natural Resources for leading Perth-based mining advisory firm, Ashanti Capital (now known as Sternship Advisers). Eric is also a Non-Executive Director of Invictus Energy Ltd (ASX:IVZ) and Taruga Minerals (ASX: TAR).
JAMES RATTENBURY
Director
James has 18 years’ experience in the resources industry, working in mining and exploration as a geologist, and in private equity mining finance with a global focus.
He was previously an Investment Principal at Resource Capital Funds (RCF), where his responsibilities included the evaluation, execution and management of mining investments. His role also included serving as an Investment Committee Member, with a focus on assessing exploration strategy, technical de-risking and value creation in junior mining companies.
Prior to transitioning into mining finance, James worked as a geologist with OceanaGold and Fortescue Metals Group in exploration and mining operations.
James holds a Bachelor of Science and a Bachelor of Commerce, is a Member of the AusIMM, and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
BSc. Geology; BCom. Economics
DAN SMITH
Director
Dan has over 20 years of primary and secondary capital markets expertise having been involved in numerous IPOs, RTOs and capital raisings on the ASX, AIM and NSX.
Dan holds a Bachelor of Arts, is a Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia and is a director and co-founder of Minerva Corporate, a boutique corporate services and advisory firm.
Dan is currently non-executive director and/or company secretary for several companies on AIM/ASX.
STERNSHIP ADVISERS
Sternship Advisers merged with Ashanti Capital in 2020 establishing the Group’s ECM division. Sternship provides expertise on ECM and help facilitate institutional client transactions, including raising capital for pre-IPOs, IPOs, RTOs, convertibles and second market offerings for listed and unlisted companies. Since inception in 2017, the Group has backed numerous junior resource companies from early stage to mid-cap stage through funding and corporate advisory.